I'm from Sanhe Town, Yanling County, Hunan Province, and Luyuanpi, not far from my home, is the mausoleum of Emperor Yandi Shennong. Because "the city has a sacred tomb", Ling County was renamed as Yanling County with the approval of the Central Committee in 1994. According to the Lingxian Annals, "there was a tomb in the Western Han Dynasty and it was enshrined in Chang in the Tang Dynasty." Since the imperial edict of Zhao Kuangyin in Song Taizu established the mausoleum, sacrifices have been made continuously. There are more than 300 large-scale imperial sacrifices and public sacrifices to be tested in eulogy alone. I remember when I was a child, I would follow my elders to Yan Di Mausoleum to worship my ancestors every year in Tomb-Sweeping Day and the winter solstice. Especially around the Spring Festival, more folks went to Yandiling to worship their ancestors, and people from surrounding counties such as Anren, Chaling and Ninggang also came to worship their ancestors in droves. Others kill pigs, sheep and chickens, and firecrackers, gongs and drums come and go. Later, I went to Yanling Primary School next to Yandi Mausoleum, and went to Yandi Mausoleum to watch the fun in my spare time. I was deeply impressed by the amiable statue of Emperor Yan, the stone tablet engraved with the throne of government officials, the classical architecture carved with beams and painted buildings, and the Chinese people's longing for their ancestors.

After I graduated from primary school at the age of1/kloc-0, my father who worked on the railway studied in May 4th Middle School and Rotary Middle School successively. 1July, 949, I graduated from high school and returned to my hometown. At this time, the * * * underground organization-* * Lingxian District Working Committee is located in my home. I often substitute for my sister who works underground as a teacher, so that she can better carry out underground work. During the substitute period, he also led students to visit Yan Di Mausoleum many times.

1949 10, Lingxian was liberated. At this time, my cousin was going to work in a newspaper in Changsha, and the local cadres were going to arrange for me to work in the tax department, but I didn't accept it. In June this year 165438+ 10, I signed up for the army and became the first group of young people in Yanling County after the founding of New China.

In a flash, decades passed quickly. Whether I am stationed in 100,000 mountains in Guangxi, patrolling the southern border, guarding the land of abundance, or camping on the snowy plateau, although I have grown from an ordinary soldier to a senior commander, Yan Diling in my hometown has always been treasured in my heart.

198 1 year, I returned to my long-lost hometown. When I arrived at Yan Di Mausoleum, the sacred place in my heart, I saw a ruin. I felt very heavy and returned to the army in a few days.

199565438+February, I returned to my hometown. The first stop of the trip is to visit Yan Di Mausoleum. Because as early as 1985 years ago, I heard from people in my hometown that the Yan Di Mausoleum had been restored. What happened now?

Accompanied by the leaders of the Yanling County Party Committee and the county government, we crossed the Hajj Square surrounded by ancient trees and walked into the majestic Shennong Hall. We were confronted with the white marble tablet inscribed with "Yandiling" by Jiang Zemin. Walking through the salute booth and climbing the stairs, I saw a large statue of Yan Di Shennong, the ancestor of mankind, holding rice in his hand and smiling kindly at his descendants. I found that the restored Yan Di Mausoleum not only kept the traditional style of classical architecture, but also was more magnificent. At this time, the music sounded and the horn sounded. I took off my military cap and solemnly bowed to my ancestor San.

Comrades in my hometown said that more and more Chinese descendants came to Yandiling to worship their ancestors, especially compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan sent delegations to Yandiling for many times to seek roots and worship their ancestors. Taiwan Province Wufeng Sage Palace also sent people to Yan Di Mausoleum to welcome the golden statue of Shennong in Yan Di. After 1993 "Yanhuang Cup" World Chinese Dragon Boat Race, ancestor worship and kindling activities, Yandiling enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad.

Nowadays, in Yanling County, the tourism industry led by Yandiling is booming. During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, Yanling County received 4.54 million tourists, with an average annual increase of 16%, and achieved a total tourism income of1900 million yuan. In mountainous counties with a population of only 200,000, the number of people directly engaged in tourist reception services exceeds 1 10,000. Tourism has activated Yanling economy. The villagers in Yanling are carefully casting the tourism brand of "Shennong blessed land, health paradise". They want to play the "trump card" of Yandiling and sincerely invite tourists from all over the world to prosper Yanling County.

Lofty Luo Xiaoxi, Tao Taozhen Shui, Chu Mo, the ancestor of Wu Mian ... The hometown of Yan Di Cemetery has become the bond between compatriots on both sides of the strait and the spiritual home of Chinese people all over the world!

(The author is the former deputy political commissar and lieutenant general of Chengdu Military Region of the People's Liberation Army)